A very interesting, if alarming, holiday morning read this morning from reporter Monica Eng at the Chicago Tribune, describes Congress’ potential elimination of a program currently screening U.S. fruits and vegetables for pathogenic E. coli. The report states:
The House last month approved a bill that would end funding for the 10-year-old Microbiological Data
Jul 1, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has deleted the name of a German seed importer from a risk assessment report on the recent cluster of Escherichia coli cases in France, out of concern about potential unnecessary harm to the company, CIDRAP News learned today.
The original report
There are reports of a possible food poisoning situation at the U.S. Penitentiary in Canaan Township, Pennsylvania. According to the Wayne Independent though, the penitentiary officials are downplaying what it perceives as rumors surrounding the situaiton:
“There is no truth in the rumors you have heard regarding any deaths or sickness from veggies from N.J.,” said
Moyie Springs, Idaho-Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, LLC announced a voluntary recall of Alfalfa Sprouts and Spicy Sprouts because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recalled sprouts have been linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections.
As of June 27, 2011, a total of 21 individuals, including three hospitalizations, infected with outbreak